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ALAN MENKEN is world-renowned as the composer of the songs and scores to The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Newsies, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules and Home on the Range as well as the songs to the stage and film versions of Little Shop of Horrors. The Broadway production of Beauty and the Beast recently closed after a smashingly successful 13-year run. Other stage work includes Madison Square Garden's A Christmas Carol; King David; God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater; Real Life Funnies; The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz; Weird Romance; and Der Glöckner Von Notre Dame. In addition to winning eight Oscars, he has been nominated 14 times. He has also won seven Golden Globes and ten Grammys, as well as the London Evening Standard, Olivier, New York Drama Critics, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards. His other achievements include Billboard's #1 album (Pocahontas) and #1 single ("A Whole New World"). Upcoming projects include stage versions of Leap of Faith and Sister Act.
Bio as of December, 2007.
American Theatre Wing programs, interviews and/or credits include:
Downstage Center (audio)
Alan Menken - December, 2007 - Listen Now.
Internet Broadway Database Listing (IBDB.com)
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